IE cookies storage location can be kept seperate from temporary files?


  1. chrysalis
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    IE cookies storage location can be kept seperate from temporary files?


    I am preparing my system for SSD migration, my hdd is getting very grindy and slow even simply browsing, eg. moving to different parts of a youtube video pauses for a second with hdd activity.

    So I moved the IE temp folder to a ram disk I made (this also save some writes on my new ssd when I migrate) and I thought great job done as IE snappy.

    However I also see my cookies in that folder which will be gone when I reboot, not good. I have some permanent cookies which stop me needing to login to sites again and again.

    So it seems I either need to keep IE temp files on permanent storage, or be willing to lose my cookies whenever I reboot.

    Can the cookies be put in a seperate folder away from the temp cache files?
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  3. Layback Bear
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    Well I don't save any cookies but try this. Start and type cookies and there will be a list of things to do with cookies. Ccleaner also has a option dealing with cookies in the Option selection.
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  4. logicearth
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    Just use the SSD, the current reports from those that use SSds here have stated that mitigating writes to the drive is pointless.
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  6. chrysalis
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    well it seems the cookies are preserved anyway, I guess the ones i the temp folder are copies as after a reboot they still there :)
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  7. Layback Bear
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    Temps = temporary. I have never removed anything from temp that hurt anything. Storing cookies for passwords on your computer to me is unsafe. If your hacked they get all of them.
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  8. chrysalis
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    if your hacked they get them anyway from keylogging
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  10. Layback Bear
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    If the virus/trojen is a keylogger yes they will get them.
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